Accidents at Work
The reporting of certain work related
accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences is a legal
requirement and the information allows the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) and the Local Authority to identify where and how
risks arise and to investigate serious accidents. With this
information the HSE and Local Authority can then give employers or
others concerned advice on how to reduce injury, ill health and
accidental loss.
Changes for 2012
From 6 April 2012, the over-three-day reporting requirement for
people injured at work will change to more than seven days. From
then you only have to report injuries that lead to a worker being
incapacitated for more than seven consecutive days, as the result
of an occupational accident or injury (not counting the day of the
accident but including weekends and rest days). The report must be
made within 15 days of the accident. For more information on these
changes click here.
Reporting Accidents, Illnesses or Dangerous Occurrences
You must make a Report if there is an accident, disease or
dangerous occurrence connected with work and it involves:
- Death or Major Injury - of an employee or self employed
person
- A member of public being killed or taken to hospital
- An Over-three-day Injury - of an employee or self-employed
person which results in the injured person being away from work or
unable to do the full range of their normal duties for more than
three days
- A Notifiable Disease - if a doctor notifies you that your
employee suffers from a reportable work-related disease
- A Dangerous Occurrence - which does not result in an injury,
but may have done
A list of all Major Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
can be found in the HSE publication A Guide to the Reporting of
Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regs 1995. L73 from
the HSE.
To report an accident, illness or dangerous
occurance during normal working hours click here. If you are
reporting an incident out of normal working hours click here. Ashford
Borough Council can be contacted on 01233 629911.
In the case of death or major injury telephone
0845 300 9923.
What happens once the Council receives an Accident Report?
If we are the enforcing body then we investigate the accident.
If not then we refer it to the relevant Enforcement
Authority. The Investigating Officer will collect any
relevant information relating to the incident. An
investigation may take several weeks and will involve the
Investigating Officer contacting employers, manufacturers,
witnesses or any other relevant party involved to gain a full
picture of the incident. Once all the evidence and
information has been gathered, then the Officer will decide the
most appropriate course of action as determined by their findings,
Health & Safety Legislation and the Councils Enforcement
Policy.
This webpage was updated on
1/17/2012